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The Author’s Toolkit

by Mary Embree
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Overview

All writers yearn for success and recognition. In The Author's Toolkit, aspiring authors, students, and even established writers will find the resources they need to achieve their goals. Updated and expanded to cover the newest developments in electronic publishing, the growth of print-on-demand, and tips for using social media for promotion and keeping in touch with the writing community, this detailed guide offers advice on every step of the writing and publishing process. Readers will learn how to:

develop and research fiction and nonfiction ideas

find a "hook" to attract publisher interest

organize a plot and delineate characters

create a professional manuscript

find an agent

follow correct writing and editing principles

understand literary contracts

market and promote a finished book

avoid common pitfalls facing writers

Written in an informative and easy-to-understand style, this guide is a treasure chest of resources for writers seeking professional advice. Anyone intending to become a published author must have the indispensable tools offered in The Author's Toolkit.

About the Author, Mary Embree

Mary Embree is an author, literary consultant, editor, book doctor, and writers’ workshop leader. She is the founder of Small Publishers, Artists & Writers Network (SPAWN). A former film and television writer and researcher, she became a published author in the 1990s. Her most recent books are The Author’s Toolkit: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing and Publishing Your Book, a Writer’s Digest Book Club selection now in its third edition, and Starting Your Career as a Freelance Editor, both published by Allworth Press.

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Book Details

Published
November 16, 2010
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pages
224
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781581157475

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